Closure operator



Patented .lune 3, 1924.

FRANK ZILKER, or NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA..

CLQSURE OPERATOR.

Application led January 31, 1,3122, Serial No.` 533,107. enewed April 2, 1924.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK ZILKER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New Orleans, in the. parish of Orlea-ns and State oitLouisiana, have invented a. new and Improved Closure Operator, of

which the following is a full, clear, and

exact description.

My invention relates to a closure operator, and aims toprovide a` device of this character, particularly adapted for use in connection with the. closure of receptacles, such as inking pads, etc., although it is not necessarily limited to this particular adaptation.

It is a well appreciated fact, in connection with receptacles of the type specified, that considerable di'liculty is experienced, incident to the fact that an operators lingers are liable to become soiled when the closure of the receptacle is opened, and incident to this fact, well as to carelessness, an operator quite Qften leaves the receptacle open, which quickly results in the` pad becoming dry, and unfit for further use.

`With this in mind, my present invention aims to provide an operator for closures, such as are used in connection with the type of vehicle specified, and by means of which 3*" closure operatoigthe action of opening and closing the receptacle will be greatly simplilied, aside from the fact that all liability of the operators hands becoming soiled will be obviated.

A further object of this invention is that of constructing a device of the character stated which may be manufactured at a relatively nominal sum, and which will involve an extremely simple construction, and

Still 'further objects of this invention will become apparent in the. annexed specification taken in connection with the drawings, which latter illustra-te one practical embodiment of the same, and in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a receptacle of the type specified, showing Athe closure of the same in seated position, it being noted that my improved type of operator is associated with said receptacle.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the receptacle shown in Figure 1, but illustratingthe closure of the same in open position.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 3-3 and in the direc- 55 tion of the arrows shown in Figure 2, and Figurel 4 is a view in all respects similar to Figure 3 with the exception that the closure is shown in vseated position as in Figure 1.

In the embodiment killust-rated I have shown my invention as associated with an ink padreceptacle, and thus the reference numeral `5 indicates any suitable type of base which serves to support a` pad 6, the latter being normally covered by a lid 7, the opening and closingof which is controlled. by means of my improved type of operating device.

Referring to the construction ofv this operating member it will be seen that the same includes aV lever 8, which may be rockingly mounted, and have its body disposed within a slot 9 forming a part ol' the base 5. Also it will be seen that the vforward end of this lever extends above the base and terminates in a key 10, so that an operator is readily enabled to depress this end of the lever.

Also, contrary to conventional construction, it will be noted that the lid 7 is provided adjacent its point of hinged connection with the base 5, with ay contact plate 11, and this contact plate is inA line with the inne-r or rear end of the lever 8. A pair of lingers 12 and 13 are affixed to the rear end of theV lever 8 and are spaced with respect toeach other, and the iinger 13 preferably has its upper end beveled as at 14, whilek the uppertv end o the linger 12 is rounded as at 15.

Thus in operation, it will be understood gli' that the parts are normally in the positionv shown in Figures 1 and 4 but it will be obvious that upon the key 10 being depressed that the inner end of the lever 8 will be swung upwardly, and the finger 12 thereof will bea-r with its rounded portion 15 against the under face of the contact plate 11, thus initially swinging the cover 7 to the position shown in full lines in Figure 3, and subsequently to the position indicated in dotted lines in this figure, and full lines in Figure 2, it being noted in this connection that when the parts are in this position, the finger 18 will act as a. stop for the cover 7, and incident to the beveled upper end 14 thereof, the same will lie Hush against the upper face of the cover.

It will be seen when the parts are in this position that a second depression of the key 10 will act to again swing the cover past the vertical, so that the same is free to Jfall to the position shown in Figures 1 and 4, and thus it will be obvious that all of the objects of this invention are accomplished, it being understood that numerous modifications o't structure might readily be resorted to without in the least departing fromthe scope of my claims, which are:

l. A closurey operator including in combination a hingedly mounted closure, a swingingly mounted lever, the axes of pivoting of said closure and lever being substantially parallel, and means adjacent one of the ends of said lever and capable of contacting with said closure for operating the latter when the lever is swung.

2. A closure operator including in combination a hingedly mounted closure, a swingingly mounted lever, and means adj acent one of the ends of said lever and capable of contacting with said closure for seating the closure when the lever is swung.

3. A closure operator including in combination a liingedly mounted closure, a swingingly mounted. lever, said lever having angularly disposed portions all arranged in substantially the same plane, and means ad jacent one oit the ends oi said lever and capable of contacting with said closure for opening the closure when the lever is swung.

4. A closure operator including` in combination a hingedly mounted closure, a swingingly mounted lever, and means adjacent one of the ends of said lever and capable of contacting with said closure for seating and opening` the closure when the lever is swung,

5. A closure operator including in combination, a hingedly mounted closure. a swingingly mounted lever, and means adjacent one of the ends of said lever and adapted to engage said closure for opening the latter when the lever is subjected to an initial swinging operation, and seating said closure when said lever is subsequently subjected to a secondary swinging impulse.

6. A closure operator including in conibination a hingedly mounted closure, a swingingly mounted lever, means associated with said lever and adapted to contact with said closure lor opening the latter when the lever is initially depressed, said opening operation serving to return said lever to its normal position, said lever being adapted to subsequently have one of its ends again depressed to effect a seating of said closure, said seating operation also serving to return said lever to its normal position.

7. A closure operator including ahingedly mounted cover, a swingingly mounted lever, and a pair ol fingers secured in spaced relationship to one o't' the ends of said lever, and adapted to co-operate with said lever.

8. A closure operator including a hing` edly mounted cover, a swingingly mounted lever, and a pair of fingers secured in spaced relationship adjacent one of the ends of said lever, and a contact pla-te aiiixedto said cover, one of said fingers being adapted to co-operate with said plate, the second of said lingers co-operating with one ot the faces ot' said cover.

9. A closure operator including a hingedly mounted cover, a swingingly mounted lever, and a pair of fingers secured in spaced relationship adjacent one of the ends of said lever, and a contact plate aiixed to said cover, one of said fingers being adapted to co-operate with said plate, the second of said lingers co-operating with one of the. faces of said cover, the first of said fingers being formed with a rounded outer end portion.

l0. A closure operator including a hingedly mounted cover, a swingingly mounted lever, and a pair of fingers secured in spaced relationship adjacent one of the ends of said lever, and a Contact plate aiixed to said cover, one of said tingers being adapted to ce-operate with said plate, the second of said fingers co-operating with one of the faces of said cover, the last of said fingers having its outer end beveled,Y

FRANK AZILKER. 

